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The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) welcomes the publication of the Western & Central Pacific tuna factsheet by the MSC today. The GTA strongly urges the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to accelerate action to develop comprehensive, harvest...

After five days of negotiations in June, the IOTC reached an agreement to limit catch for overfished, ‘near threatened’ Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna. However, six member nations of the IOTC have stated intent to object to the critical recovery measure, threatening to...

The EU and US yet again blocked a proposal to rebuild endangered shortfin mako shark population, at an intersessional of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) held last week. The Global Tuna Alliance is staggered by this...

Position: Deputy Director Reports to: GTA Executive Director (Tom Pickerell tom@globaltunaalliance.com) Supervises: N/A Location: Home-based Type of contract: Self-Employed (10 days a month; 1 year, with the possibility of renewal) I. Introduction About the Global...

Dear Commissioner Sinkevičius I am writing on behalf of the Global Tuna Alliance, a precompetitive collaboration of retailers, suppliers, wholesalers and brands with a major interest in improving the sustainability of the tuna sector. Together, these companies operate...

With clear scientific advice and mounting pressure from top retailers and supply chain companies, IOTC members finally agreed an interim rebuilding plan on the third attempt at the 25th Commission session this week. Members of the Global Tuna Alliance acknowledge this...

In first-of-its-kind discussion with market leaders, scientists, and civil society, Members acknowledge need to move towards sustainable, long-term harvest strategies 7th May 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Friday 4th June, MEP Mrs. Caroline Roose (The Greens/EFA), in...

Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna is overfished with overfishing continuing to occur. The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) held an abbreviated remote meeting in November 2020 and agreed to hold a special session from 8 -12th March 2021 to discuss measures to rebuild...

In advance of the upcoming Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting, the Global Tuna Alliance has published a report on the impact of Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna fisheries on the juvenile fraction of the stock. The report has found that the combined impact of all...

61 top supply chain companies write to the Heads of Delegations to the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, urging the IOTC to adopt an effective plan to rebuild overfished Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna stock, and condemning the IOTC for its inaction thus far. EMBARGOED:...

7th May 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Harriet Yates-Smith | harriet@mindfullywired.org +447950462532 [UK] – On Monday 3rd May, nearly 100 attendees joined a landmark webinar organised in partnership by The Global Tuna Alliance  and The Pew Charitable Trust. The...

The European Commission has the responsibility to defend the interests of all relevant stakeholders when representing the EU at Regional Fisheries Management Organisations. European retailers, supply-chain companies and associated stakeholders have a vested interest...

FOR RELEASE: 6th May 2021Contact: Tom Pickerell | tom@globaltunaalliance.com Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna is overfished with overfishing occurring. The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) held an abbreviated remote meeting in November 2020 and agreed to hold a special...

FOR RELEASE: 3rd May 2021Contact: Harriet Yates-Smith | harriet@mindfullywired.org Today, ALDI Nord Group and ALDI SOUTH Group become the latest partners of the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA). The GTA is an independent group of forward-thinking retailers and supply-chain...

14 April 2021 –Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS), the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), and the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), a coalition consisting of more than 100 companies, congratulates the Japanese government on the introduction...

The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies with a shared vision for tuna meeting the highest standards of environmental performance and social responsibility, has today published its asks of tuna regional fishery...

Has watching a documentary stimulated you in wanting to do something to improve seafood sustainability rather than just stopping eating it[1]? Or, do you want make things better in our oceans regardless? The Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and...

Sign-on to the new 2025 Pledge towards Sustainable Tuna (25PST) begins today, convening responsible businesses, governments and civil society organizations to take action in improving the environmental and social responsibility of tuna fisheries and the transparency...

Joint NGO Statement supported by a number of NGOs, including Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE), International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF), International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), Global Tuna Alliance (GTA),...

The Global Tuna Alliance is dismayed and bitterly disappointed that the Special Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) held remotely last week, concluded with no agreement on rebuilding overfished yellowfin. Instead, rather than compromise on catches,...

Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna is overfished with overfishing continuing to occur. The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) held an abbreviated remote meeting in November 2020 and agreed to hold a special session from 8th -12th March 2021 to discuss measures to rebuild...

Today, five of the most influential industry and multi-stakeholder platforms in the seafood sector have released a joint statement calling for action to combat the scourge of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. In their “Statement on Traceability and...

The Global Tuna Alliance is disappointed and perplexed by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and their decision to continue overfishing the endangered Shortfin mako in 2021. One of the topics up for decision making at the...

The Global Tuna Alliance is profoundly disappointed and frustrated by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and their decision to leave tropical tunas[1] without conservation and management measures in 2021. The current IATTC conservation measure for...

Pacifical today becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to realising the maintenance of healthy tuna stocks, , avoidance of IUU products, improved traceability...

KellyDeli today becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to realising harvest strategies for tuna fisheries, avoidance of IUU products, improved traceability as...

Due to the covid pandemic, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is currently meeting by correspondence. One of the topics up for decision making is a conservation measure for mako sharks in the Atlantic. Shortfin mako is...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 24th Session of the Indian Ocean Commission was held by video-conference, from 2th to 6th November 2020. In advance of this meeting, the Global Tuna Alliance called for the Commission to: Adopt an effective rebuilding plan for...

Caterers Choice today becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to realising harvest strategies for tuna fisheries, avoidance of IUU products, improved...

In the last few decades, shark exploitation has rapidly grown to satisfy an increased demand for shark fins from Asian markets[1]; between 27 and 73 million sharks are traded across global shark fin markets every year1. Globally, shark fins are not key to food...

Blog by Umair Shahid, Marcel Kroese and Tom Pickerell The state of tuna in the Indian Ocean is perilous, with three out of four commercial tuna stocks either overfished or worryingly close to that threshold. The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission will commence its 24th...

Guest blog from Nathan Zetterberg, Senior Project Manager at FishWise. Big news in the world of tuna: the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) has just released the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration Social Responsibility Toolkit.  This toolkit is the fourth in a series of...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 24th Session of the Indian Ocean Commission will be held by video-conference, from 2th to 6th November 2020. To assist the smooth running of the meeting in this novel virtual format, the IOTC secretariat have prepared a pre-meeting...

It is clear that the impacts of COVID-19 have presented challenges to regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) in conducting meetings and addressing important conservation and management issues in 2020. We do not believe current circumstances should prevent...

The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) is an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies. Through a collaborative agreement with the World Economic Forum, we have spent the past 12 months implementing the objectives laid out in Forum’s Tuna 2020...

2019 catches of Indian Ocean skipjack are 16% higher than the harvest control rule, and 2019 catches of overfished Indian Ocean yellowfin are nearly 100,000 mt higher than required to rebuild the stock in two generations. The 2019 nominal catch data has been published...

The Global Tuna Alliance has today joined 85 other organisations in calling on RFMO delegates to effectively address three core elements: Stock and Ecosystem Management, Information and Data, and Transparency, in 2020 to ensure the long-term sustainability of tuna...

Aug 3, 2020 — The Global Tuna Alliance has today published independent management advice that calls on a 25% catch reduction to rebuild the overfished Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) stock in two generations. The Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna stock is...

RD Foods B.V., located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing the objectives laid out in the World Economic Forum’s...

July 6, 2020 – Following the announcement of the cancellation of the 2020 ICCAT Commission meeting, scheduled to be held in November, the Global Tuna Alliance has today published a ‘to do list’ of priorities for contracting parties and co‐operating non‐contracting...

June 3, 2020 -- The Global Tuna Alliance has today published a ‘Traceability Toolkit’ as an important step towards achieving our mission to support implementation of the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration. At the United Nations Ocean Conference in 2017, sixty-six...

The attached letter, co-signed by 19 registered observer organizations, has been submitted to convey our concerns about the decision-making process of RFMOs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current situation has prompted sudden changes and adjustments to many...

Following the news that the 24th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Meeting will take place electronically, the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), Tuna Protection Alliance (TUPA), the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) and the Earthworm Foundation today...

World Tuna Day was established by the United Nations in December 2016 and was first observed on 2nd May 2017. The aim of this day is to increase awareness of the importance of tuna and to promote more sustainable fishing practices. Many countries depend upon tuna...

The Global Tuna Alliance has announced our endorsement of the GDST Standards and Guidelines for Interoperable Seafood Traceability as an important step towards achieving our mission to support implementation of the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration. At the United...

Indian seafood processor and exporter, Maria Aquacon Pvt Ltd. becomes the latest, and first Indian, partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing the objectives laid out in the...

Speaking from Waitrose & Partners headquarters in the United Kingdom, Melissa Tillotson, Aquaculture & Fisheries Manager talks about the Waitrose commitment to responsibly sourced seafood and why Waitrose are signatories to the World Economic Forum’s Tuna...

Arguably the global leader in luxury retail, Harrods becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing the objectives laid out in the World Economic Forum’s Tuna...

Sri Lankan tuna processing plant Tropic Sri Lanka becomes the latest, and first non-European, partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing the objectives laid out in the World...

A new report shows that significant progress is being made in meeting commitments agreed by signatories to the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration. The industry-led Global Tuna Alliance is spearheading efforts to support companies in turning those commitments into...